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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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